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More maize yields expected this season

According to the Crop Estimate Committee (CEC), commercial maize is expected to exceed last season’s yields due sufficient rainfall. This…

Ramaphosa calls for an equal society at G20 meeting

South Africa convened the G20 Foreign Minister’s meeting on Thursday, 20 February 2025, in Johannesburg, where a number of global…

Cabinet deliberating on a pro citizen budget

South Africa experienced a historic moment on Wednesday, 20 February 2025, for the first time since the advent of democracy…

Rand weakens following budget speech postponement

The postponement of the budget speech to be tabled by the Minister of Finance Mr Enoch Godongwana on Wednesday, 19…

GNU budget speech postponed

The nation was eagerly waiting to hear the Minister of Finance Mr Enoch Gondongwana table his budget speech and further…

Mhlauli welcomes decrease in unemployment rate

Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) reported a decrease of 0.2 of unemployment rate in the country in its Quarterly Labour…

Sanef elects new chairperson

By Sanef At its first Council meeting for 2025, in Cape Town, the South African National Editors’ Forum (Sanef) elected…

Minister Godongwana to table 2025 budget review

The economy of South Africa is showing green shoots, though there are still some challenges to overcome, the International Monetary…

State enterprises to be repositioned to world-class performance

During his State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Thursday evening, 6 February 2025, President Cyril Ramaphosa said state entities…

Ramaphosa to deliver 2025 SONA

President Cyril Ramaphosa will tonight deliver the State of the Nation Address (SONA) of the seventh administration, under the Government…